New England Marijuana Anonymous
Events
Upcoming Events
Step 6, Step 7, and Drop the Rock Book Study - Dates Below
- Multi-week book study meeting to dive into Steps 6 and 7. We will share our experience, strength, and hope as it relates to Step 6, Step 7, and 'Drop the Rock.' Our outline is as follow:
Thursday, Feb 4th at 6:30pm EST - Step 6 Life with Hope
Thursday, Feb 18th at 6:30pm EST - Step 6 Drop the Rock
Thursday, Mar 4th at 6:30pm EST - Step 7 Life with Hope
Thursday, Mar 18th at 6:30pm EST - Step 7 Drop the Rock
We will read Steps 6 & 7 from Life with Hope together. For 'Drop the Rock' weeks, it is suggested to read the step prior to the meeting. If you need a copy of either Life with Hope or Drop the Rock, please email info@newenglandma.org
Meeting ID: 831 1628 5340
Passcode: 026733
Fellowship every Friday at 9:00 pm EST
- Always held after our 8 pm EST Weapons of Grass Destruction meeting on Fridays!
Past Events
Zoom Workshop - Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 at 6:00 pm EST
- The internet and communications committee is hosting a zoom workshop for advanced and beginner users of zoom. Learn and share tips and tricks of zoom, security features, and what to do in the event of a zoom bombing.
Meeting ID: 821 8128 1789
Passcode: 566079
NEMA 5th Anniversary Fall Foliage Hike
When:
We will meet at 11:00 AM in the parking lot on Sunday, October 25th, 2020
Where:
Mt. Kearsarge
Winslow State Park
475 Kearsarge Mountain Rd
Wilmot, NH 03287
Directions:
Take Exit 10 from I-89 N and follow Signs to Winslow State Park
You’ll pass the Country Club of NH golf course on your way to Kearsarge Mountain Road and wind up a long hill to the park gate and parking area.
MA Daily Reflections Writing Workshop
- Saturday, September 26th from 5-6pm EST
- Writing group to submit daily reflections for the MA daily reader. The form can be found here
- Meeting details are:
Meeting ID: 847 6965 1402
Passcode: 824577
NEMA Fundraising Auction
- Friday, March 13th 2020 at 7pm just before the Weapons of Grass Destruction meeting (Right Turn, 440 Arsenal St, Watertown, MA 02472)
- Raise money for 7th Tradition and MA Business Conference 2021
Rainbow Buds Holiday Gratitude Party!
- December 17th, regular meeting time and location, 5:30pm
- Open gratitude meeting, with seltzer and snacks!
New England MA Holiday Party!
- Saturday December 7th starting at 6pm (til ?) [this is a closed event, for MA members only; you are a member if you have a desire to stop using marijuana]
- 9 Elmwood St Apt 3 in Somerville
- Potluck holiday celebration, with meeting too!
- For more information or questions contact info@newenglandma.org
Kind Buds will not be meeting Friday 11-29.
Stomp on the Roaches will not be meeting Thursday 11-28 (Thanksgiving).
Post-Thanksgiving Potless Potluck at Weapons of Grass Destruction (440 Arsenal St, Right Turn, Watertown, MA)
- Please join us at 7pm Friday 11-29 for a potluck/post-Thanksgiving gathering before the meeting!
- Feel free to bring whatever you would like, or bring nothing, the only requirement is a desire to stop using marijuana.
- Please stay for the regular meeting beginning at 8pm!
Feeling lonely during the Holidays?
There are many Alkathons during Christmas and New Years
in the Greater Boston Area!
Share-A-Day(s)
Join us for a weekend of MA recovery with camping, meetings, workshops, meditation, cooking, hiking, and chilling out-getting to know our East Coast fellowship!
When: September 13-15, 2019
What to Bring?
- Camping gear: tent, pad, sleeping bag, extra blanket and pillow, camping chair/stools, cookware (mug, plates, pots)
- Clothes- Jeans, sweats, hoodies, warm and non-cotton base layers, warm socks, hat, comfy shoes, etc.
- Personal provisions including extra water to keep with you, or your medications- we won’t be super near stores
- Bug spray- it might be cooler, but sometimes it can be warm
- Special food requirements if you might need it
- Recovery literature – optional
- Phone chargers
- Cash to help purchase fire wood
- A service & fellowship mindset- pitch in to help out (take out trash, clean up, recycle, etc.) & offer to carpool if possible.
What else?
- This is a “closed” event, open only to MA
- Pets are allowed, but must be leashed at all times & can’t be unattended, w/ no more than 4 pets per site- latest rabies certificate must be presented at the front gate
- There are showers onsite
- We have a proposed agenda, but everything is optional
- Help us spread the word!
- We really want to get to know our East Coast neighbors!
- No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
- We need lots of service help to bring everyone together!
AGENDA:
Friday, September 13
- Check-in no sooner than 1:00 p.m., arrivals, and setting up camp
- Group dinner starts at 6:30 p.m.
- Speaker Meeting at 8:00 – 9:00 p.m.
- S’mores- ends by 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 14
- Group breakfast at 8:00 a.m.
- Workshop 1: “Affirmations – Crafts activity and discussion” or Workshop 2, “Being of Service to MA” at 10:00 a.m.
- Workshop 3: “Higher Power and the “God” Thing” at 11:00 am.
- Group lunch at 12:00 p.m.
- Optional Group Activity- Hiking, Moderate (1:00-2:30 p.m.)
- Guided Meditation at 3:00-4:00 p.m.
- Workshop 3: “Steps 1-3 and the Basics of Recovery” at 4:00 p.m.
- Workshop 4: “Boundaries and Choices- Handling Emotions in Recovery” at 5:00 p.m.
- Group Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m.
- Topic Discussion Meeting at 8:00-9:00 p.m.
- S’mores- ends by 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 15
- Group breakfast – final meeting with meditation & count down
Packing up and checking out by 11:00 a.m.
NEMA Winter Holiday Potluck Gathering / Meeting
(((CLOSED MEETING / GATHERING)))
Saturday December 9th, 2017
5 - 8pm
First Church of Somerville
Parlor Room (upstairs behind sanctuary)
89 College Ave
Somerville MA 02144
Share - a - Day
Saturday November 11th, 2017
1 - 5pm
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
20 Cumming St
New York NY 10034
Take the A train to Dyckman St. (1 block north of Dyckman)
$15 Suggested Donation
Concurrent Topic Workshop/Meetings on Newcomers, Sponsorship, and Meditation
Contact John M with any questions (718) 916-7994
NEMA Fall Foliage Hike
Saturday, October 21, 2017
11:00 AM
Mt. Kearsarge
Winslow State Park
475 Kearsarge Mountain Rd
Wilmot NH 03287
NEMA Campout!
Burlingame Campground
August 18th-20th, 2017
4 campground sites (4-6 people per site)
$20 per person (cost includes site, Friday s’mores, Saturday dinner, snacks, beverages)
No one turned away for a lack of funds
Sunday Women’s SobrieTEA in Somerville, MA
won the Pizza Party delegate fundraiser.
They will be hosting a Pizza Party open to ALL MA members on:
Sunday May 21st at 7pm.
7pm - Eat Pizza
7:30-8:30pm - Meeting
8:30-9pm - More pizza and clean up
We will have a variety of pizza, seltzer, and some homemade iced tea.
Please feel free to bring a non-alcoholic beverage if you'd like.
For that date ONLY the meeting will be open to ALL genders, not just women.
First Church UCC on 89 College Ave, Somerville, MA 02144
in the parlor room, upstairs behind the sanctuary.
Feeling lonely during the Holidays?
There are many Alkathons during Christmas and New Years
in the Greater Boston Area!
Also the Sunday Women’s SobrieTEA in Somerville, MA
WILL be meeting on both Sunday 12/25/16 (Christmas Day)
and Sunday 1/1/17 (New Year's Day). For those two dates
ONLY the meeting will be open to ALL genders, not just women.
You can find that meeting on Sundays @ 7pm
at the First Church UCC on 89 College Ave, Somerville, MA 02144
in the parlor room, upstairs behind the sanctuary.
NEMA Winter Holiday Potluck Gathering / Meeting
(((CLOSED MEETING / GATHERING)))
Saturday December 10th, 2016
5 - 8pm
First Church of Somerville
Parlor Room (upstairs behind sanctuary)
89 College Ave
Somerville MA 02144
Share - a - Day
Saturday November 12th, 2016
1 - 5pm
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
20 Cumming St
New York NY 10034
1 block north of Dyckman
NEMA Fall Foliage Hike
Sunday October 16th, 2016
11am
Mt. Kearsarge
Winslow State Park
475 Kearsarge Mountain Rd
Wilmot NH 03287
NEMA Summertime Sober Potluck
Sunday July 24th, 2016
12 - 4pm
Christian Herter Park
(near community garden)
1175 Soldiers Field Rd
Boston MA 02134